I had the Direzza Z101's on my MINI Cooper before I put the DW's on. They weren't bad but they really didn't feel as good as I thought they should have. Their grip progression felt weird too when compared with the DW's. If you want Dunlops, I'd skips the 101's and just go right for the Star Specs. I've never tried them myself but more than half the people I know who autocross use them and swear by them.
^^^^^^^ This^^^^^^^^ Dunlop's= go for the Star Spec's^^^^^^
Those Nitto's are all-seasons too I believe so they really won't stack up against dedicated summer tires. I'm sure they aren't bad tires, but judging by your avatar you autocross so you'll probably want something a bit more glued to the ground.

Ahhhh.... I guess I misunderstood what was meant by tire stretch. Section width on that tire as measured on a 8.5" wheel is 9.5", while tread width is only 8.2". So comparing the tread to the wheel width then yes it is stretched... When I hear tire stretch, I picture wheels that are wider than the section width of the tires mounted on it.... Like this crap...

There's a pretty good Conti low roll resist tire in 245/40r18 that could be replacing my factory Michelins when they wear out. If I am going to leave those radius limiters in from the Ti Handling Pack, I might as well go big with the tire. We'll see when the time comes.

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